Gastrointestinal Disorders TERMS □ Enterocolitis □ Fistula □ Gastroenteritis □ Hirschsprung’s disease □ Intussusception □ Logan’s bow □ Pyloric stenosis □ Pyloromyotomy QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The four…

Hematological Conditions of Childhood TERMS □ Anemia □ Hemophilia □ Sickle cell anemia □ Sickle cell disease (SCD) □ Sickle cell trait □ von Willebrand disease QUICK LOOK AT THE…

Ear Disorders TERMS □ Eustachian tube □ Middle ear □ Otitis externa □ Otitis media QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This chapter discusses the etiology of internal and external…

Eye Disorders TERMS □ Blepharitis □ Cataracts □ Conjunctiva QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This chapter provides an overview of commonly occurring eye disorders including infections and conditions which…

Vision Development and Disorders of the Newborn Infant TERMS □ Acquired glaucoma □ Angle-closure glaucoma □ Aqueous humor □ Astigmatism □ Barkan membrane □ Buphthalmos □ Congenital glaucoma □ Deprivation…

Complications: Acute and Chronic TERMS □ Diabetic ketoacidosis □ Hemodilution □ Hypoglycemia □ Hyponatremia □ Ketonuria □ Ketonemia □ Kussmaul respirations QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This chapter reviews…

Diabetes mellitus in the Pediatric Population TERMS □ Acanthosis nigricans □ C-peptide □ Glucogenesis □ Gluconeogenesis □ Glucosuria □ Glycogen □ Polydipsia □ Polyuria □ Proinsulin □ Type 1 diabetes…

Congestive Heart Failure TERMS □ Cardiomyopathy □ Congestive heart failure (CHF) □ Dilated cardiomyopathy □ Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy □ Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system □ Restrictive cardiomyopathy QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This…

Cardiac Structural Defects TERMS □ Arial septal defect (ASD) □ Coarctation of the aorta □ Foramen ovale □ Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) □ Pulmonary stenosis □ Subvalvular aortic stenosis □…

Cancer TERMS □ Cell differentiation □ Ewing’s sarcoma □ Hodgkin’s disease □ Leukemia □ Lymphoblast □ Malignant brain tumors □ Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma □ Osteogenic sarcoma (osteosarcoma) □ Remission □ Wilms’…